211.05 MEAD Good Cause for Loss of Employment (MAM)

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Good cause decisions must be based on all available facts and circumstances, including written or verbal information provided by:

• the individual;

• the employer; or

• any other party with first-hand knowledge of the facts and/or circumstances of the individual’s reasons for leaving employment.

Good cause for leaving employment exists if one of the following criteria is met:

• discrimination by an employer based on age, race, sex, color, physical or mental disability, religious belief, national origin, or political beliefs;

• work demands or conditions that render continued employment unreasonable, including but not limited to:

- employment in which the degree of risk to health or safety is unreasonable; or

- employment yielding weekly earnings of less than the federal hourly minimum wage;

• employment which becomes or is revealed to be unsuitable following acceptance of such employment, including, but not limited to:

- employment which the individual is physically or mentally unfit to perform; or

- employment in which the distance from the individual’s home to the place of employment is unreasonable considering the wage and the time and cost of commuting;

• leaving a job in order to accept a bona-fide job offer which is subsequently withdrawn due to circumstances beyond the control of the applicant;

• leaving a job in connection with patterns of employment in which workers frequently move from one employer to another, such as migrant farm labor or construction work, even though employment at the new site has not actually begun; or

• leaving a job because of circumstances beyond the control of the individual which render continued employment impracticable, including but not limited to:

- lack of transportation or child care;

- illness;

- incapacity or disability;

- illness, incapacity or disability of another household member serious enough to require the presence in the home of the individual;

- net loss of cash income;

- required court appearance; or

- mandatory appointments.

References: He-W 841.03, RSA 167:3-i, RSA 167:3-c,XII, RSA 167:6,IX, 42 CFR 435.914, 42 USC 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XV)